{"id":257511,"date":"2026-07-13T15:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/daily-express-21-february-2026-daily-express\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:35:17","slug":"daily-express-21-february-2026-daily-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/daily-express-21-february-2026-daily-express\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Express &#8211; 21 February 2026 &#8211; Daily Express"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"text-align:center;margin:0 auto 1.5em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a47bc39bb3602e7b.jpg\" alt=\" - Unknown book cover\" style=\"max-width:300px;width:100%;height:auto;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:4px;\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each must contain the centre letter and there must be at least one nine-letter word. No plurals. Verb forms ending in \u201cs\u201d permitted. Good 12; very good 18; excellent 24 (or more). Solution next Saturday. gent, grin, ignite, igniter, inert, inter, jetting, JITTERING, nett, nitre, nitrite, nittier, reign, rein, rent, retting, ring, tent, tern, tiering, tine, ting, tinge, tinier, tint, tinter, tiring, trine Call 0907 181 2586 for today\u2019s Target solution *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company\u2019s network access charge.<\/p>\n<p>All puzzles use The Chambers Dictionary Today\u2019s answers: BEGINNER = 19; INTERMEDIATE = 125; ADVANCED = 245. small crossword FIND where the fleet of ships shown is hidden in the grid. The numbers to the right of and below the grid indicate how many of the squares in that row are filled in with ships or parts of ships. The ships do not touch each other, even diagonally. Some squares have been filled in to start you off. 9 10 1 x Battleship 4 x Submarine 3 x Destroyer 2 x Cruiser CAN you crack the Alphabeater?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a tough twist on our popular Alphapuzzle, designed to stretch your mental muscles to the limit. Each grid number below represents a letter or a black square. As in Alphapuzzle, every letter of the alphabet is used. But now you have to complete the grid too! Use the given letters and the given black squares below the main grid to start.<\/p>\n<p>To add to the fiendish fun, Alphabeater is \u2018rotationally symmetrical\u2019. In other words the grid is the same if you turn the page upside down. So, for example if there is a six-letter word Across which starts in the top left corner, there will be a corresponding six-letter word Across which ends in the bottom right corner square.<\/p>\n<p>Every black square has a symmetrical \u2018twin\u2019 but the \u2018twin\u2019 may not always share the same number. This can help identify other black squares. Of course if the centre square is black it has no corresponding \u2018twin\u2019. Solution next Saturday. crusader crossword For today\u2019s solution call: 0907 181 2584 *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company\u2019s network access charge. The Sunshine Puzzle has been a firm favourite with readers of the Express for many years.<\/p>\n<p>All you need to do is find the correct home for the listed words. We have helped you by placing two.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>be cut from the line of succession. As MPs echoed the poll\u2019s verdict, the government said it would consider changing the law once a police probe into the arrested ex-prince is \ufb01 nished. He remains eighth in line to the Government will consider moves to change the law on Royal succession BY DAVID WILLIAMSON, EMILY FERGUSON and JONATHAN WALKER TURN TO PAGE 4 Strictly Amy\u2019s all smiles as she enjoys some sun SEE PAGE 3 VALID ON ALL SPORT PLUS OUR FEVER PITCH FOOTBALL PULLOUT Daily Express Saturday, February 21, 2026 3 DX1ST Perfect Bake Off champ Nadiya: I\u2019m going to be a teacher!<\/p>\n<p>BY MARK JEFFERIES OPINION: PAGE 14 Nadiya is in new issue of woman&#038;home, inset right SHE has mastered baking and TV present- ing and now Nadiya Hussain is planning to add another string to her bow by becoming a teacher. Since winning The Great British Bake Off in 2015, Nadiya has been on our screens with shows such as Nadiya Bakes, Nadiya\u2019s Fast Flavours and Nadiya\u2019s Simple Spices. But after releasing Nadiya\u2019s Cook Once Eat Twice in 2024 she revealed last year the BBC had \u201cdecided they didn\u2019t want to commission the show any more\u201d, which was a \u201chuge turning point\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>So the mum of three has now become a teaching assistant with a view to training to be a teacher. In an interview for woman&#038;home maga- zine, Nadiya said: \u201cI appreciate that it\u2019s an industry, it\u2019s a business and it\u2019s about making money, but I still don\u2019t know [why they\u2019ve let me go] because I haven\u2019t had a conversation with anyone.<\/p>\n<p>There are no answers, no closure.\u201d Nadiya, 41, said when the decision was made she was contacted by other channels, but instead decided to change careers com- pletely. She said: \u201cI\u2019m working as a teach- ing assistant at a lovely little primary school. The plan is to gain some training and maybe in the future become a teacher. \u201cI had to do an application form, an interview, go in and sit in with the kids, and see how they reacted to me. \u201cI did get people ringing me, asking, \u2018Sorry, is this actually the Nadiya Hussain?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>and I\u2019m like, \u2018Yes, it is and I am looking for a job, and I would like an opportunity.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>This is a short excerpt from the opening of &ldquo;&rdquo; by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. 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Word Statistics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Estimated Reading Time:<\/strong> 448.7 minutes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Words:<\/strong> 89,740<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Characters:<\/strong> 486,365<\/li>\n<li><strong>Average Words per Page:<\/strong> 925.15<\/li>\n<li><strong>Average Characters per Page:<\/strong> 5014.07<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Frequent_Words\"><\/span>Most Frequent Words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>said (189), one (153), it\u2019s (115), express (113), last (110), february (109), group (106), time (103), now (101), back (87), saturday (84), also (83), daily (81), city (79), two (75), new (74), league (74), man (71), people (69), day (69), like (68), years (67), ran (67), get (66), home (62), owner (62), left (60), trainer (60), wins (60), world (59), places (59), good (58), runs (58), nos (58), against (57), year (56), still (56), high (56), london (56), top (56), best (54), he\u2019s (52), fav (52), see (51), three (51), love (51), today (50), offer (50), free (49), games (48), made (47), around (47), win (47), com (46), never (46), take (46), premier (46), right (45), six (45), first (45), every (45), england (45), andrew (44), make (43), season (43), across (42), since (42), know (42), well (42), per (42), got (42), family (41), race (41), police (40), going (40), king (40), forecast (40), days (40), want (39), won (39), royal (38), another (38), think (38), four (38), call (38), game (38), british (37), night (37), way (37), need (37), full (37), visit (37), start (37), soft (37), dahlia (37), second (36), says (36), arsenal (36), plus (35), i\u2019m (35).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PDF_Download\"><\/span>PDF Download<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/daily-express-21-february-2026-daily-express.pdf\" download rel=\"nofollow\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#2271b1;color:#ffffff;padding:14px 36px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;font-size:1.05em;\">&#11015;&#65039; 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